Fr Bob Lombardo is a Franciscan priest, retreat master, and missionary. He was one of the original eight Capuchin Friars of the Renewal (CFR's) in 1987. He has since gone on to found the Franciscans of the Eucharist in Chicago. Their founding mission in one of the nation's poorest neighborhoods assists the poor and shares the faith, fed by a spirit of prayer and Eucharistic devotion.